[officeholders] Seeking Green officeholder experience for book

[Bruce Delgado]

Hi Mike,

Here's a summary of my thinking now serving my 4th term as Mayor since 4
years as City Councilmember.

My being a member of the Green Party is definitely noticed in the press and
in public meetings. I have to downplay it a bit because as a fed employee I
can't give even the perception that I am serving a partisan office. Still
my Green values and affiliation are well known and I think appreciated by
most as being different and well justified. However I must work hard to do
all the City business that most cities have AND do green initiatives
wherever I can. I am more active a mayor than any other I have observed. It
is extremely helpful to have an active wife who supports and participates
in this.

City of Marina's UGB in 2000 passed when I was elected to City
Council. Still Marina has the the only UGB in Monterey County history!My
platform then of supporting the UGB and vision for Marina to become a
university town laid the foundation for my platforms since.

After 2000 election main focus has been to become a university town (next
to CSUMB), redevelop blight left on closed Fort Ord Army Base, and to
preserve open space threatened by new development. Since 2008 as Mayor I
necessarily needed to be fiscally conservative and balance our
out-of-balance budget or no funds would be available for green or any
discretionary projects.
Finally in 2015 we have a balanced budget and are planning for funds to be
used on sustainability projects, downtown beautification, and a large new
trail and greenway network throughout the City.

Important to note that Green mayors may need to spend significant time on
budget, personnel, public safety, support of downtown businesses and other
issues not directly green related. However, if Green electeds are
especially ambitious they can also volunteer to bring green projects to
their community quasi outside their role as electeds. My wife and I
personally bring green initiatives to City Council and public events (e.g.
chicken legalization, reusable bag ordinance, implementation and monitoring
of styro ban, waste free events, public art downtown, light rail,
roundabouts to replace 4-way intersections).

hope this helps,
Bruce

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Mike Feinstein <mfeinstein at feinstein.org>
wrote:

> Dear fellow present and former elected Greens
>
> I have accepted an offer to contribute to a book and my chapter is to
> focus on the following:
>
> GREEN GOVERNMENT: What Greens do when they win elections
>
>         • Successes of Greens in government
>         • The Green inside/outside strategy
>         • Greens in coalition government
>         • Coordination among communities
>
> My entire chapter can only be a max of 1600 words
>
> With that in mind, if there is something you have done that you want to
> share from one of the four categories above, please send a few hundred
> words to me.  If I end up working it into my chapter, I will come back to
> you with revised text for your review for the part describing your work.
>
> I have an end of July deadline for my first draft, so please send me
> something so I'll know whether to include you and we can go from there.
>
> Thanks
>
> MIke Feinstein
> former Green Mayor and City Councilmember
> Santa Monica, CA
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-- 
Bruce
(831) 277-7690
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